Last week, event ticket resale website TicketNetwork, Inc. and two of its marketing partners, Ryadd, Inc. and SecureBoxOffice, LLC (collectively the “Defendants”), settled a lawsuit brought against them by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office. Among other things, the Defendants have agreed to pay $1.4 million into a Connecticut fund dedicated […]
#121941295 / gettyimages.com Major supplement marketers of the popular 5-Hour Energy drink, Living Essentials, LLC and its parent Innovation Ventures LLC (“Defendants”), have been named in three (3) separate lawsuits brought by the respective Offices of the Attorney General of Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Among other things, the civil complaints allege that the Defendants are
On June 30, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a press release announcing that it had entered into a settlement with cosmetic manufacturer L’Oreal USA (“L’Oreal”). Following an investigation and prior to entering into the settlement, the FTC was prepared to file a complaint alleging that L’Oreal had deceptively advertised that certain of its
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On June 9, 2014, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas entered a Stipulated Final Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (the “Order”) against Advert Marketing, Inc. and its three principals (“Advert”) and in favor of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). On March 6, 2013, the FTC
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#109912549 / gettyimages.com Two major supplement marketers, I-Health, Inc. and Martek Biosciences Corporation (“Defendants”), have agreed to the terms of an administrative settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), which will bar them from making further unsubstantiated claims about the dietary and cognitive supplements they advertise and sell to consumers. The settlement agreement with the
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In its continuing effort to remove deceptive weight loss advertising from the Internet, on May 14, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought suit in Federal District Court in Florida against various companies and their respective principals for violating Section 5 of the FTC Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. Specifically,
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As we previously reported, the online merchant Overstock.com, Inc. (“Overstock”) was sued several years ago in the Superior Court of the State of California by district attorneys from numerous California counties. On January 3, 2014, the Court issued a tentative ruling and proposed statement of decision, finding that Overstock made untrue and misleading comparative advertising
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On January 3, 2014, the Superior Court of the State of California issued a tentative ruling and proposed statement of decision, finding that the online merchant Overstock.com had made untrue and misleading comparative advertising claims in connection with the pricing of its products. District attorneys from seven separate California counties initiated the lawsuit against Overstock.com
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